Henry John

Thanks for the reply. I've got them in seed pods and put them outside. Do I need to do anything to them or just let nature take its course (water them in the spring?) When should I see sprouting, in the spring? When do I start to worry if nothing comes up? I've also set some up in the house on a heat mat to see if any of these will sprout to hedge my bets overall.

I got a bunch of seeds from the cones. To stratify, do I soak them in water for 24 hours and then plant them into seed pods? I have read this, also have seen to just plant them so what's the best advice?  Do I remove the wings and plant just the seed or plant it, wings and all?

Thanks in advance again for all the replies and advice.

Thank you for your reply. I did what you said and I have some seeds that look good. Do I need to do anything to them before putting them in seed pods to germinate? Sorry, I am not well versed in this topic.

We have an old pine tree in our front yard that we just found out needs to be cut down due to extensive renovations to the house that are coming up. This tree is at least 75 years old. We are in Southern Ontario Canada and it is mid-late January now, is it possible to try and get seeds from the pine cones that are on the tree or on the ground and try to at least get the seeds of this tree to stay on the farm and grow into trees? Thanks in advance for your replies and advice.